US EditionLuigi Mangione will appear in court as his attorneys seek to have key evidence tossed from state murder case
Defense argues evidence was obtained through unconstitutional search and questioning, seeking to exclude a 3D-printed gun and diary entries that suggest motive in the CEO's murder.
- On Dec. 1, Luigi Mangione will appear in Manhattan court for suppression hearings seeking to bar diary entries and other evidence before Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro at the Lower Manhattan criminal courthouse.
- Defense attorneys say the search and questioning were unlawful, arguing police conducted a warrantless search of Mangione's backpack at an Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonald's and questioned him before Miranda warnings, seeking to suppress statements made between Dec. 9 and Dec. 19 and before his Dec. 19 extradition.
- Prosecutors say evidence recovered from the backpack includes a 3D-printed ghost gun and silencer, a gun matching ballistic evidence, ammunition, and a red notebook with writings prosecutors call a "manifesto".
- Excluding key evidence would undercut prosecutors' case in state and federal trials, as Mangione's defense calls suppressing the gun and notebook a critical win that could remove motive and weapon, while prosecutors say they can prove inevitable discovery justified the backpack search.
- Public support and wide media coverage raise concerns about jury contamination, as defense attorneys' letter to the judge warns showing the notebook would `irreparably prejudice Mr. Mangione` amid supporters wearing `Free Luigi` shirts.
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At the Center of the Latest Mangione Hearings: A Battle Over a Backpack
During a three-week hearing that ended Thursday, prosecutors and lawyers for Luigi Mangione, who has been charged in the killing of a health care executive in Midtown Manhattan, focused largely on when and how his backpack had been searched when he was arrested in Pennsylvania last year. But the bag’s contents — ammunition, a homemade silencer, a red notebook, handwritten notes and a 3-D-printed gun — are just a portion of the evidence that pros…
Mangione confidently 'fist pumps' as defense team challenges admissibility of evidence from arrest
Accused killer Luigi Mangione fist-pumped in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday, in a striking display of oddly upbeat demeanor as the lengthy evidence hearing in his murder case continues. He has pleaded not guilty.
The judge of Luigi Mangione's state case agreed to hide videos from the media like the recordings of police body cameras until the trial.
New York, Dec 2 (EFE).- The judge of Luigi Mangione's state case, accused of murdering Brian Thompson, executive director of the UnitedHealthcare insurance company, agreed this Tuesday to hide videos from the media, such as footage from the police's body cameras until the trial, which still has no date. Mangione's defense, 27, said at the end of today's hearing that he was opposed to video being handed over to the media, "because it will harm po…
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